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RE: Communication books for a soon-to-be college grad
Subject:RE: Communication books for a soon-to-be college grad From:"Roy Jacobsen" <royj -at- writingclearandsimple -dot- com> To:"'Rob Hudson'" <caveatrob -at- gmail -dot- com>, "'techwr-l List'" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:41:50 -0600
Presentation books:
"Presentation Zen" by Garr Reynolds
"Slide:ology" by Nancy Duarte
"There's No Such Thing as Public Speaking" by Jeanette and Roy Henderson
The first two are primarily on designing effective slides; the third is
about making the presentation.
Business communication:
"Why Business People Speak Like Idiots: A Bullfighter's Guide" by Brian
Fugere, Chelsea Hardaway, and Jon Warshawsky
"The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures"
by Dan Roam
Page Design (not a category you mentioned, but important IMO):
"The Non-Designer's Design Book" by Robin Williams
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Subject: Communication books for a soon-to-be college grad
Hello Everyone,
One of my students asked me for recommendations on "communications books for
a soon-to-be college grad."
I like the Redish "Letting Go of the Words" and the Davidson "Business
Writing: What Works, What Won't" for writing.
I also think he could use a presentation book on good PowerPoint, but don't
know what to recommend there. I always liked Kawasaki, but don't know if
he's published.
Finally, I think he could use something about speaking and giving
presentations.
What are your top picks for these categories? Did I miss any categories?
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